Abstract
International food supply is often associated with negative externalities including injustices across the economic value chain favoring trade over production and processing, significant transport-related greenhouse gas emissions, and poor working conditions in the regions where food is being produced or processed. Relevant proxies for this situation seem to be large distances, specifically, large geographical and relational distances. Sustainability entrepreneurship demonstrates innovative practices to address large distances in international food supply. We describe five entrepreneurial solution approaches and illustrate them with empirical cases to facilitate learning across cases and support wider adoption of these practices. Our study provides food scholars, entrepreneurs, and businesses with evidence and insights on how to foster sustainable food supply through overcoming large distances.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 318-331 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Business Strategy and Development |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2020 |
Keywords
- innovation
- international community-supported agriculture
- proximity
- relationships
- solidarity
- sustainability transformations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Development
- Strategy and Management